If You Tried to give Rock and Roll Another Name, You Might Call It 'Chuck Berry'

Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born 18 October 1926, St. Louis, Missouri) is an iconic and influential American guitarist, singer and songwriter.

Chuck Berry is an influential figure and one of the pioneers of rock & roll music. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's website, "While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together."1 Cub Koda wrote, "Of all the early breakthrough rock & roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is its greatest songwriter, the main shaper of its instrumental voice, one of its greatest guitarists, and one of its greatest performers."2 John Lennon was more succinct: "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'."3